The Wailing Movie Review

Title: The Wailing

AKA: Gokseong

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Origin: Korea

Release date: May 12, 2016

Cast: Kwak Do Won, Hwang Jung Min, Kunimura Jun, Chun Woo Hee and Kim Hwan Hee.

Jong Goo (Kwak Do Won) is small time police officer in the rural village Goksung. He lives there with his wife, mother-in-law and daughter Hyo Jin (Kim Hwan Hee). One morning he gets a phone call about a murder that has happened in that same village, and when arriving at the scene, he is met with the horrific sight of an entire family slaughtered. The killer, the father and head of the family, is sitting shaking and covered in burned spots all around his body. Soon another murder of the same type happens in the village, and it is said to be an outbreak of some sort.

Jong Goo starts hearing rumors around the village, about the ‘Japanese man’ who happened to come to the village when it all started. After checking out his house, Jong Goo and his partner are shocked to find Hyo Jin’s shoe in the house. And when he questions Hyo Jin, he noticed that the once shy and smiley girl is now swearing and threatening to murder everyone. The scared mother-in-law calls in a shaman to cure the daughter, but the paranoid Jong Goo believes the Japanese man has something to do with it and decides to take care of it…

I have a hard time deciding whether I like this movie or not. It has so much Asia in this that it became another one of those movies which I have no idea what happened. I mean it’s not hard to follow, they do keep you in the loop, but I don’t understand it. You would usually get a sense of what the meaning of a 2+ hours long movie is about, but at the end I felt empty. I wasn’t scared or shocked. I was a bit sad, but I have no idea what the movie theme is. Like if it was a scare movie, it was too well written, and if it was moral-type movie, I didn’t catch it. I don’t understand what I was watching. Maybe I am too thick? Considering people were talking so positively about it, I really don’t understand it.

The movie as a general is well-written, well-dialogued, and really beautifully made. The cast was great, and even the twist was good. Besides that, I have nothing. I really felt like a blob.

☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥ / 3 out of 5 hearts

Mourning Grave Movie Review

Title: Mourning Grave
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Origin: South Korea
Release Date: 03 July 2014
Cast: Kang Ha Neul, Kim So-Eun, Kim Jung Tae, Han Hye-Rin, Park Doo Sik, Kwak Jung Wook, Joo Min Ha, Joo Da Young

A story about a high school kid, In-Soo (Kang Ha Neul) who isolated himself from everyone because of his special gift, which makes him special from everyone else. He comes from a family filled with successful exorcists, the reason behind that is that they can see ghosts, but they are not the nice ghosts. One In-soo moves to a rural area outside Seoul with his also-seeing-ghost uncle, there he befriend a special girl. Soon after abnormal activities happens at his school…


I am not a fan of horror, no, I like horror, but I can’t watch them without getting scared of everything. So I try to stay away from them. Until I accidently discovered this movie, at first I didn’t want to watch it, but the story and star-filled cast was really tempting. So here I am, a Saturday night and scarred as hell. Okay, about the movie; it was very good aka very scary! They did a good job with the ghost makeup, but also the editing, the way they made the ghost pop out of nowhere really made a big impact. The actors were good too, Kang Ha neul and Kim so-eun were so cute together, I hope they will be casted together in a drama one day. The story were also very interesting, I was really surprised at the sudden twist in the middle, didn’t see that coming at all, in my opinion that is the most important of a movie; the story. I’m going to look for more Kang Ha Neul movies now :b

☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥ / 4 out of 5 hearts

Who Are You Review

Title: Who are you?

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Horror, Melodrama, Mystery, Thriller, Action

Episodes: 16

Broadcast period: 2013-Jul to 2013-Sept

Cast: So Yi Hyun, Ok Taecyeon and Kim Jae Wook.

While on an undercover mission Yang Si Ohn (So Yi Hyun) hears gunshots and runs to aid her partner and boyfriend Lee Hyung Joon (Kim Jae Wook), whom she in horror sees being shot. When she is seen she is hit and becomes unconscious.

After spending 6 years in a coma Si Ohn wakes up, not remembering a single thing of that event, nor her boyfriend. Even after spending several months in recovery she still isn’t able to feel comfortable with herself. But she noticed one thing: she is able to see people no one else sees. Not only is she the only one able to see them, but she sees them in the state they died in which most of the time makes her scream out in horror. When she is assigned to the lost and found unit, she is assigned the role as the team leader, much to Cha Gun Woo’s (Ok Taecyeon) annoyance.

While working she is visited by ghosts who want her help, and as time goes on Gun Woo gets more and more curious about how she is able to know thing without any form of evidence…

I had a hard time watching this drama because of the way the story was going, but luckily it didn’t as I expected. The drama is okay, kind of interesting in sorts, and also kind of confusing, but I wouldn’t say that it was all that thrilling. I sort of knew where the ‘twist’ was going to come and was rather bored with it. Besides that I expected it to be draggy, but it was pretty okay, even though I yelled “Come on!” most of the time. Also, this is my very first time actually liking the lead actress with both supporting actor and lead actor.

This is my third drama (I think?) with Taecyeon, and compared to the one I do remember this was pretty great. I actually found myself thinking he had improved. I didn’t mind the main actress before, kind of do now. I think it has to do with her facial expressions so very often, but I can’t really put my finger on it.

All in all the drama is okay, little better than your usual melodrama, even though it comes pretty close.

☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥½ / 3½ out of 5 hearts

Master's Sun Review

Title: Master's sun
AKA: The Sun of My Master / The Sun of the Lord
Genre: horror, fantasy, romance, comedy
Episodes: 17
Broadcast period: 2013-Aug-07 to 2013-Oct-03
Cast: So Ji Sub, L, Gong Hyo Jin, Seo In Guk, Kim Yoo Ri, Choi Jung Woo, Kim Mi Kyung, Lee Jong Won, Park Hee Bon, Hong Eun Taek, Lee Do Hyun, Lee Jae Won, Jung Ga Eun, Kim Yong Gun, Han Bo Reum, Hwang Sun Hee . . .

Joo Joong Won (So Ji Sub) is a cold CEO who only thinks about his "Kingdom", his hotel and mall. As a young teenager (L) he had somewhat a traumatic experience, being kidnapped and watching his first love die. However things aren't exactly what they looked like, but only Joong Won knows. There is a rumour that he is under a curse, as he turns down proposals, and never has a succesful relationship. Unexpectedly, on a rainy night, fate brings him to a place out of town, where he ends up meeting a strange woman, Tae Gong Shil (Gong Hyo Jin). Tae Gong Shil had an accident, and ended up in a coma for 3 years, after she woke up she could see spirits/ghosts. Because of this somewhat unfurtunate ability, Gong Shil was forced to stay in here small rooftop apartment, disclosed from the rest of the world. Only ghosts come to visit her, because to them, she shines brightly like a sun.  Tae Gong Shil notices that ghosts do not get close to Joong Won, so she starts following him. He on the other hand does not like her nor believes in ghost, but when she tells him she can see ::::, his first love, he suddenly sees the oppertunities that lie in her ability.

I had so much fun watching So Ji Sub's character, his hand movements, which he did so much were fun to watch. Again he lives his character, very typical his acting, he becomes his character. I didn't see anything wrong with the acting of the others either. You kind of have to get used to Tae Gong Shil, not sure if it's the actress, I dont think I have watched here in a drama before. Also we had that thing again where this guy, Seo In Guk's character, thinks that he needs to protect Tae Gong Shil, and Tae Gong Shil ends up being this voulnerable girl who needs protection. That annoys me, but it's a part of her character maybe. Overall it is nice and it's not hard to watch. It had plenty of funny moments. Though it does feel like your average drama, didn't have a WOW effect, you still enjoy it since it's relaxing and not stressful.

☆☆☆½ / 3½ out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥/ 4 out of 5 heart

Bunji's Verdict

After reading Jenji’s review I really didn’t want to watch this, I mean if it IS So Ji Sub, it better be WOW, but she said it wasn’t so I was afraid I’d dislike it. BUT I’m honest by saying this, I really enjoyed it. The back stories were seriously heartbreaking, and the two were just great together. I haven’t really seen Ji Sub in this kind of comedy role, but it suits him, and wow, I really had a blast. I mean sometimes it was so funny, I couldn’t stop laughing. And Gong Hyo Jin is my favorite actress, now I said it! Beside the three last episodes, which somehow felt like fillers, I have to say one of the best dramas of the year (I don’t care what Jenji says - I liked it a lot).. Also I’m crossing my fingers that these two actors get married! Hmph!

So, should you watch it? YES! I recommend it, very much so!

☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥ / 4 out of 5 hearts

Yeongasi Movie Review

Title: Yeongasi
AKA: Deranged
Genre: Disaster, Thriller, Horror
Origin: Korean
Release date: 5 July 2012
Cast: Kim Myung Min, Moon Jung Hee, Kim Dong Wan and Lee Ha Nui

Jae Hyuk (Kim Myung Min) is a former biochemistry professor, who lost all his life savings, his entire fortune and job, due to an investment on a stock advised by his younger brother Jae Pil (Dong Wan), who is detective. When a dead body in found in a river, the police is convinced it is a suicide, and when the case is given to Jae Pil, he couldn’t care less since he tries with all his might to get some more tips on stocks, so he can help his brother get his money back. Due to the failure Jae Hyuk has become a workaholic: doesn’t have time to spend with his family or just time to do anything at all, and can’t seem to forgive his brother for the mistake.
When numerous dead bodies are found in the rivers all over Korea, the apparent suicide is re-investigated, and its found out that a fatal parasite of a worm form called Yeongasi, which is usually is inside animals, has mutated and has found hosts in human bodies. The symptoms are excessive hunger without gaining weight, and after a while extreme thirst, which makes the victims jump into water and suffer from a heart stroke as the worm exits the hosts body. 
Jae Pil tries to figure out the source if the virus, but when Jae Hyuk realizes that his family has started to show the exact symptoms, he tries with all his knowledge to find the medicine that has seemed to vanish..

Eish, this movie has made me terrified of eating almost anything, like my favorite spaghetti! Like I see worms all over the place, and that is not something that I would like to continue thank you very much. It’s very short for such a disaster movie honestly, since they usually take loads of time, but I feel that from start to end, everything went fast. Not that I didn’t feel Jae Hyuks frustration, that I did, but it just makes me go: why on earth or the American disasters so... impossible to cure? Like in this one we have hope, from the beginning… Of course makes you more interested. But still, growing up watched hopeless stories this just is different.
The acting was great, I was expectant of Dong Wan since I am a fan of Shinhwa and I only watched Cheer Up Mr. Kim, but it wasn’t the most amazing thing, but still okay... Can’t get used to his serious face, used to the smile. Anyways, the movie is great, with some faces Ive never seen, but great!

☆☆☆☆½ / 4½ out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥ / 4 out of 5 hearts

Moon Child Movie Review

Title: Moon Child

Genre: Action, Horror

Origin: Japan

Release date: April 19, 2003

Cast: Hideto Takarai (Hyde), Gackt, Yamamoto Taro and Kanata Hongo.

“Mallepa 2014. Resistance to new anti-immigration laws turned violent in Mallepa’s southern district. The area is mostly inhabited by poor Japanese immigrants who have been worst hit by the economic downturn. Such frustrations are thought to play a part in the demonstrations. Casualties run into the thousands but confirmation is still pending. According to police reports stability has been restored. As a Special Economic Zone, discrimination doesn’t exist. Mallepa’s founding principle is tax-free growth for people of all races.” (Taken from the introduction of the movie)

Sho (Kanata Hongo) and his older brother are orphans living in Mallepa as pickpockers, until they one day, meet Kei (Hyde) who happens to be a vampire. As Sho doesn’t care about Kei being a vampire, Kei starts living with them, and becomes close to Sho. Several years later Sho (Gackt) now in his twenties still lives with Kei and his friend Toshi (Yamamoto Taro).  Sho’s brother has become a drug addict, Toshi sells pizza with drugs, and Sho and Kei live off stealing from gangs, and manage to live pretty well, until one day when they meet Son (Leehom).

I watched this movie because Jenji one day told me that it was an amazing movie. Like, she honestly kept repeating herself every 10 min. That was maybe 3-4 years ago, but I didn’t watch it, because the storyline was nothing I would watch. And so the day came when I saw this file on asiatorrents, and I was like why not? I have to admit, I didn’t hate it. The story isn’t that good, and the length of the movie is so not fair to the storyline - seems too short - but I don’t think I would be able to watch more than the length it is. 

Gackt and Hyde are honestly trying - I think - but somehow it seems a bit overacted, though that might be because of the age of the movie. They are both trying too hard in being hot; Gackt is just too Visual Kei to be a gangster and Hyde is not really the best actor in this role. 

I don’t know if I recommend it, but I think it is an okay movie, even though it is 10 years old.

☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥ / 3 out of 5 hearts

Jenji's verdict
I watched this movie a LONG time ago. I was only watching japanese drama, but not that many, but I knew a bit about Gackt. I do remember liking the movie very much, but yeah, now that I think about it I really don't think it was that special. It's just that Bunji remembers every word I have ever said no matter how long ago that was. So I cant really say that much about the movie. I guess it is alright. But really not the best out there hahah. I really have no idea what to say. Maybe you should just stick to Bunji's verdict. Hihih, so I'm really just gonna rate the same.

 ☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥ / 3 out of 5 hearts

Chilling Romance Movie Review

Title: Chilling Romance
AKA: Spellbound
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Horror
Orgin: Korea
Relese date: 01 December 2011
Cast: Son Ye Jin and Lee Min Ki.

Jo Goo (Lee Min Ki) is a magician famous for a special act, where he summons a ghost, and the ghost attacks someone from the audience. The entire thing is acted and the ghost is played by a weird girl called Yoo Ri (Son Ye Jin), who was the actual inspiration for the act. Being anti-social and avoiding people, Yoo Ri always makes excuses not to join the get-together with her colleagues, much to the team leader, Jo Goo’s, displease. When he finally manages to make her join, she goes nuts by talking about ghosts, and even rips his shirt. The following morning she calls to apologize, but hangs up when she hears scary sounds. These sounds are also heard by Jo Goo, and he, unwillingly, goes to her house to check up on her. There he sees that she in fact is weird, and he meets a little boy with whom he plays hide and seek, but for some reason Yoo Ri seems unsettled.
The same evening, Jo Goo sees the kid in his house, running at him and in his house. This makes Jo Goo run out and call Yoo Ri. When Yoo Ri arrives she tells him about her past, and her ability which he is involved in now…

I don’t know where to begin… This movie is NOTHING like any of the other movies I’ve seen, EVER. It’s funny, creepy, sweet and not to mention cute, and somehow they balance pretty well. The actors are great, the chemistry is not bad either, lol, and the screenplay is fun… There is nothing bad about it, it just is a go-by movie, meaning you have a good laugh, smile, and yeah, that’s it… It’s not hearts racing, nor is it heartbreaking, but I could say recommendable : )

☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥ / 4 out of 5 hearts

Jenji's verdict
WOW, first of all, Hi I'm a new fan of Lee Min Ki ~ ! This is my second time watching him, I watched him in shut up flower boy band, and he was really good. He seems like such a professional actor waaaah~ like he gives his character a special character, does it make sense?. He was really awesome. Anyway back to the movie. Yeah I shouldnt watch ghost movies before going to bed hahah! Though I really liked the movie a lot! Like Bunji said, funny creepy and sweet all in one, I almost screamed a few times because of the ghost thingy (Bunji can watch almost any ghost movie, she is immune to them!), but at the same time I laughed all the time and it was really sweet. Though somehow it felt like.. its not the normal kind of ghost movie where they make the movie because,, well because they want to make creepy ghost and then just add romance, this was more like a sweet romance with a ghost story. Recommended!

☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥½ / 4.5 out of 5 hearts

Blind Movie Review

Title: Blind
Genre: Thriller
Origin: Korea
Release date: August 10, 2011
Cast: Kim Ha Neul and Yoo Seung Ho.

Growing up in an orphanage with her younger brother Dong Hyun, Min Soo Ah (Kim Ha Neul) had always been overprotective towards him. The two had been bumping heads all life, especially about Dong Hyuns future, as he wants to be a street dancer, and her herself is an ambitious soon-to-be police woman.
One night Dong Hyun runs off to a dance battle, only to be busted by his sister, and forced and cuffed into the car. In the car the two fights and crash, where Soo Ah is thrown out of the car and loses consciousness and Dong Hyun is still cuffed. Trying to save himself, he ends up falling of the bridge, and is killed.
Three years later, Soo Ah tries to live her life as normally as possible, but not only did she loose her brother, she also lost her eye-sight. As she is finally able to get the courage to go back to the police school, she is rejected, as she is blamed for her brother’s death. Going back to the orphanage she is reminded of her brother, and she walks out in fury, only to not know how to get home. As a taxi finally arrives, she is surprised by its luxurious interior, which leads her to think it’s a luxury cab, asking to get off. The driver, a very sympathetic man, tells her that he’ll just charge her the usual fare. While driving the driver offers her coffee, which she accepts, but doesn’t drink immediately, furring the driver. He practically forces it on her, and ends up hitting a pedestrian. He walks out and dumps the body in the trunk, telling Soo Ah it’s a dog. When Soo Ah finally gets a grip, she walks out trying to call the police, but the driver throws her off and drives away.
Soo Ah goes to the police station, only to be ignored, since she is blind. But when another witness, Kwon Gi Seob (Yoo Seung Ho) comes forward, the situation becomes weird, as he says that it isn’t a cab, but a foreign car...

This one of the best Korean movies ever made!! I sooooo understand why it became so popular, and I have to admit it deserves it. I was actually expecting a really creepy movie, which it was by the way, but somehow it was ‘acceptable’ creepy, not the usual meaningless and weird creepy. Lol, I’m not making any sense.
I found out about this drama, after seeing the Daegu award thingy, where Kim Ha Neul got best actress award, and there were A LOT of screaming fans. Kind of made me wonder if it’s that good, and it is.
Yoo Seung Ho has never disappointed me, neither did he do this time, just found that his character wasn’t given more depth, as I felt it should. ANYHOW, recommendable, totally, but daim creepy…

☆☆☆☆½ / 4½ out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥½ / 4½ out of 5 hearts

Jenji's verdict
First of all this movie is somehow really different than the usual korean movie, or those that I've watched. It seemed I dont know, more professional? Or maybe its just because of the genre. Anyhow I was really impressed though it really was creepy. So its a movie for those who can watch stuff like that, psycho people who like to do psycho things to other people and watch them suffer. I agree with Bunji that Seung Ho's character could use some more, his role was pretty important but still seemed too superficial. I liked it because I could still watch it, it wasnt one of those that have like unrealistically much of blood splashing and those exaggerating effects. --> more professional than the usual psycho movies. Also it was a bit different with the sister who felt guilt and was visually impaired so it had a meaning too it wasnt just some madman and fighting him, but also to show how blind people arent .. dead, or , should just stay home in their bed because they are different. I liked it, it was great.

☆☆☆☆½ / 4½ out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥½ / 4½ out of 5 hearts